Article-display device.



No. 7i2,l89. Patented Oct. 28, |902..

E. GUTMANN.

ARTICLE DISPLAY DEVICE. Implication med July 22, 1902.)

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PATENT Genres.

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srnoIFIcATIoN forming part-of Letters Patent No. 712,189, estes. october 2s, l1 ece. Application filed July 22,1902. Serial No. 16|48^L (N 0 model.)

To all whom t may. concern: 4

'Beit known that LEMII. Gurt/[Arima citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in th'e city and State of New York, have inventedwa new and useful Article-Display Device, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an article-display device, and has for its object to provide a device of the above character which is itted to display the contents of the box Ato which the device is attached.' I

A. further object is to provide afdevice of the above character in which a garter is displayed by the device in its operative position, the said device comprising a card attached to the front of a Ibox containing garter-packsus ages, the said card' being shaped and orna- Inented to represent a leg, a slit being formed in the card to permit the. garter-clasp to be engaged therewith t'o .display the garter in itsI Fig. is a transverse section taken in the plane of the line B B ofFig. 2.

The box for'containing the garter-packages is denoted ,by 1, and it is provided with a suitable cover 2, the cover in the present instance being so constructed as to permit it to be removed without disturbing the box.

noted by 3.

The face of. the card 4 is ornamented to represent a portion of a soci; 5', and a slit 6 is formed through the card along the upper edge ofthe representation of the sock for permitting the engagement of the card at this point by the clamp 7 ofthe garter,the strap 8 of the garter being passed around the card above the slit 6 therein.

The usual cord .9 of the garter connects the clasp 7 with the strap 8.

The card 4 is permanently secured to the front 'of the box 1.

The garter-packages Within the box are de T he card 4 is preferably bent transversely into curved form to add to the display effect of the device, and the card is held in its curved form by means of one or more braces, which braces also serve to securethe card to the front of the box.

In the present instance card as provided with an upper brace 10 and a lower'brace 11, each of which braces com* prises a curvedportion permanently secured to the back of the card' 4 and a straight portion connecting the vends of the curvedportion, which straight portion may be permanently-secured to the' front of the box..

It will thus be seen lthat the braces 10 and 11 not only serve to hold the card in its transversely-curved position, but also' serve as means for securing the card te the front'of the box.Y f I The display device as above constructed may be utilized for displayinga sample .of

I have shown .the

the style and quality of the garters contained within the packages 3 within the box and at the same time serve .to display the articlein its operative position. Furthermore,this device serves to presentan attractive front for the box containing the garters.

What I claimis'- 1. Anarticle-.display device comprising a Abox for containing the articles, a sheet for displaying a sample of the articles contained within the box and means for` permanently securing the sheet to the box, substantially as set forth.

2. Adisplay device comprising a box for containing garter-packages, a card formed and ornamented to support and display a.

sample of the garters containedwithin the ybox and means for permanently securing the card to the box, substantially assetforth:

3. An article-display device comprising a card cut to represent a leg and ornamented by a representation of a sock, the said card having a slit therein along the edge of the representation of the sock for the attachment of a garter-clasp thereto, the said card being shaped to display the garter in its operative position, substantially as set forth.

4. A display device comprisingab'ox,a card for displaying a' sampl of the articles contained within thebox, said card being curved transversely and means for permanently holding the card in its curved position and securing it tothe box, substantially as set forth.

` 5. A display device comprising a box,a card for displaying a, sample of the articles con- 5 tained within the box, saig card being curved transversely, means for permanently holding the card in its curved position andfseouring itA to the box, comprising a brace having a curved portionsecured to the back of the card and a zo straight portion connecting the end of the ence of two witnesses, this 18thday of July, 1902.

EMIL GUTMANN. Witnesses:

FREDK. I-IAYNEs, HENRY THIEME. 

